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1. H. RAND.

INDEX.

'APPLICATION FILED OCT. 3, 191.9.

19a 7 13 and 7) Qtfys.

JAMES 3; Ram), or nonrrr rolvnwnivnn, N W YORK.

' INDEX.

narrates.

Application filed October 3, 1919;. Serial No. 328,124

To all whom it may concern 4 Be it known that I, JAMns H. RAND, a citizenof the United States, and resident of North Tonawanda, in the county Niagara and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Indexes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to indexes and consists in certain improvements hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims, upon indexes of the character shown in Letters Patent of the United States, No. 1,025,997 issued to me May 14:, 1912.

As illustrated in my said former'patent and as heretofore used in practice, indexes of this type have had a series of individual or Single sheaths or tubes, removably and interchangeably mounted in the frame, for holding the index slips. Such indexes'are extensively used in commercial and mercantile establishmentsfor lists of names. It is sometimes desired to associate with the names additional memoranda or items of information, and such memoranda or items are often of a temporary or changing character while the names are relatively permanent. It is possible to meet requirements of this sort in indexes as heretofore constructed only by using the sheath or tube adjacent to the sheath holding the name slip,-

for a sli bearing the desired additional memorandum or item, thus alternating the temporary memorandum slips with the more permanent name slips throughout the series; but in removing the sheaths from the frame or in inserting fresh sheaths into the frame,

the two associated sheaths are apt to become displaced or separated, and inconvenience and confusion results owing to the fact that there is often no way of telling towhich name sheath a separated informationsheath The principal object of this invention is.

' Figure 2 isa vertical section, on an en larged scale, of part of said index;

H Flgure 3 is an'enlarged detail par-tlyflin horizontal"cross-sectipn,and'partly in plan;

Figure t is a rear viewof one ofth'e index slip holders;.

Specification ofLetters Patent. P t t d e, ,1922

Figure. 5 is an enlarged section of one of the holdersthrough the entrance opening on-l ne 5--5i of Fig. l; and h H Figure 6 s a face view'of a. pair of index slips.

' T dex fr m maybe of sua eonst ue tion, and as herein shown consists of a back A, pre rably of s ee m ta having i epposite side margins benttoform-inwardly extending flanges a, a, providing channels 1 for the ends of the sheaths or holders;

Each holder comprises; a pair of relatively long and narrow, parallel," closed-faced he hs 1 and 2, m eof tr nspar n res ient sheet material such, as sheet celluloid. n the f rm re n l rated said, hea s are separately formedand fastened together;

but they may be integrally formed as shown in a the applic t on ed con rrently herewith- The front 'face of each sheath" has an inwardly bentlip 3, thus forming with the back of the sheath apair 'ofcom partments for the index. slips. .,Thesheath 1 has a rear flap Land the Sheath 2 has a.

rear flap 5, one or both of said flaps being wider than'the face ofthe sheath so, that. the flaps willloverlap when assembled as. w r ngi g he fron f es sid by sid The flaps are cemented or, otherwise fas-. tened together.

The two, sheaths of .eachpair are preferably made o f'sheet celluloid of contrasting colors, the compartment for the name, slip being of one colorand the compartment for the information slip being of another color, to enable the user more readily to. identify the item for-which he islo'oking.

The end of one sheath ofeachpairppr'eferably the one intended for the more free quently removed index slip, is 'madewith' an opening in itsfront face, paced a, little.

distance from the end-of the holder, through which the index slip. may be insertedfor removed without removing the holder from the frame. Such entrance opening may be made by cutting away the face of'the hea h as hown at fe s ifieient die-- om ,the end of t e holde t0. p s tion.

tance channel. .he imifle 1119 an e ,(E eo, sirens;

the t ns (if s ea h. -Q Si lQ of eframe i or the like are inserted or removed endwise, into or from their respective compartments, the slip 7 containing the name or other relatively permanent matter being placed in sheath 1, from which it cannot be removed without removing the holder from the frame, and the slip 8 containing temporary or changing data being placed in sheath 2, in which it can be inserted or from which it can be removed through the opening 6 without. disturbing the holder. The end of slip 8 overlies the flange ajwhich holds it in a readily'accessible position. Both sheaths might if desired beprovided with an en trance opening outside of the. frame channel, but it is preferred toproteot the more permanent'index slip against accidental dislodgement by inserting it through the extreme end. of the sheath, whereby it is effectually locked in place by the frame channel.

What I claim is:

1. A holder for index slips comprising a pair of parallel, united compartments. arranged side by side and adapted to hold separate index slips.

2. A holder for index slips comprising a pair of parallel, united compartments arranged side by side and adapted to hold separate index slips, the entrance opening of one compartment at least being spaced from the end of the holder.

8. A holder for index slips comprising a compartments having an opening in itsfront face to admit'ofthe insertion or re moval of an index slip therethrough.

4. holder for index slips comprising a pair of relatively long and narrow, parallel, closed-face sheaths of transparent resilient material, arranged side by side and united to form a pair of compartments adapted to hold separate index slips. 1 I

5. A holder for index slips comprising a pair of relatively long and narrow, parallel, closed-faced sheaths of transparent resilient material, arranged side by side and united to form a pair of compartments adapted to hold separate index slips, the sheaths of the pair being of contrasting colors.

6. A holder for index slips comprising a pair of relatively long and narrow, parallel, closed-faced sheaths of transparent resilient material, arranged side by side and united to form a pair of compartments adapted to hold-separate index slips, the entrance opening of one sheath at least being spaced from the end of the holder.

7. A holder for index slips comprising a pair of relatively long and narrow, parallel,

closedfaced sheaths of transparent resilient material, arranged side by side and united to form a pairof compartments adapted to hold separate index slips, the end of the front face of one sheath being cut away to admit of the insertion or removal of an index slip.

8. A holder for index slips comprising a pair of relatively long and narrow, parallel, closed-faced sheaths, separately formedof transparent resilient material fastened together side by side to form a pair of complartments adapted to hold separate index s ips. a Y

9.. A holder for index slips comprising a pair of relatively long and'narrow, parallel, closed-faced sheaths, separately formed of transparent resilient material ofcontra'sting colors fastened together side by side to form a pair of compartments adapted to hold separate index slips.

10 A holder for index slips comprising a pair of relatively long and narrow, parallel, closed-faced sheaths, separately formed of transparent resilient material fastened together side by side to form a pair of compartments adapted to hold separate index slips, the entrance opening of one of said sheaths being spaced from the end of the holder. v

11. A holder for index slips comprising a pair of relatively long and narrow sheaths separately made of transparent, resilient," sheet'material folded to form a closed front face and a rear flap, said sheathsbeing fastened together with their rear flaps overlapping and their front faces side by side.

12. A holder for index slips comprising a pair f relatively long and narrow sheaths separately made of transparent, resilient, sheet material folded to form a closed front face and a rear. flap wider than the front face,

said rear flaps overlapping and being fastened together, and the front faces. being arranged side by side. a

18. An index comprising a frame having flanges forming inwardly facing channels,

, and a holder for index slips mounted in the frame with its ends engaged by said channels, sa1d holder comprising a pa1r of parallel, united compartments arranged side by side, the entrance opening of one compartment at least being positioned outside ofthe channel.

14;. An index comprising a frame having flanges forming inwardly facing channels, and a holder for index slips mounted in the frame with its ends engagedby said channels, said holder comprising a pair of parallel, united compartments arranged side by side, the entrance opening of one compartment at least being positioned outside of the channel and an index slip removably held in said compartment with its end projecting through said entrance opening and overlying the frame flange.

Signed by me at North Tonawanda, Y,

this 30th day of Sept, 1919.

JAMES H. Item). 

